Sensor
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TDK CORPARATION
- Publication Date
- 2006-06-29
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a sensor having a sensor element, and, for example, to a sensor having a gas sensor element for detecting a specific gas.
[0003] 2. Related Background of the Invention
[0004] Generally, in various sensors such as an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, a temperature sensor, and an acoustic sensor, a sensor element is arranged so as to be independent of a housing. The reason is that the sensor element is adapted not to receive an influence (optical reflection, magnetic field, heat, vibration, etc.) from a housing of the sensor element.
[0005] As the sensor of this type, there exists a gas sensor for detecting concentration of a specific gas in an atmospheric gas. As for the gas sensor, a gas sensor is conventionally known in general that includes a gas sensor element for detecting a specific gas and has a structure in which this gas sensor element is connected to each of a plurality of ...